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In today s open source roundup: An overview of desktop vaso stanley Linux at the NY Times. Plus: Technology experts that don t understand Linux, and did open source cause the Heartbleed bug Irsquo;m always pleased to see positive articles about Linux that appeare outside of the usual technology press. The NY Times takes a look at desktop Linux and offers a surprisingly positive vie stanley travel mug w of it, along with suggestions for which distros to use. The article even mentions VirtualBox as a way to run Linux on stanley italia Windows or OS X systems.It may not be widely known, but Linux did revolutionize computing. If you own an Android phone or a Kindle e-reader, you are a Linux user. Linux is at the core of those popular devices and is found in a variety of other places, from the worldrsquo most powerful supercomputers down to the tiny Raspberry Pi device that is a favorite among electronics hobbyists.But Linux has had less success in personal computers. Fewer than 2 percent of desktop or laptop computers run it, according to a survey by Net Applications. That could be because for the bulk of Windows and Mac users, switching entirely to Linux probably does not make sense. But exploring Linux could still be worth the time for those looking for a proven, low-cost alternative to the two mainstream operating systems.More at NY TimesI found the article to be surprisingly good, given that it wasnrsquo;t in a Linux-oriented publication. It covers the usual suspects in terms of Linux distributions, but al Iiau Car sales up in Britain for 21st month in a row

Thursday 31 January 2013 8:24 pm|Updated:Thursday 30 May 2019 4:34 am3i stresses the success of i stanley romania ts cost savings and plans further salesBy: KCS-contentShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailPRIVATE equity firm 3i Group yesterday talked up the success of its cost-cutting measures as it reported steady gains from its investments. With one eye on activist investor Edward Bramsonrsquo recent stake-building, 3i chief executive Simon Borrows said he expects to beat savings targets for this financial year.Since the announcement of our new strategy in June last year, the discount of 3irsquo share price to reported net asset value per share has narrowed materially, said Borrows. Borrows, who took the top job last summer following a wave of shareholder disquiet, has cut jobs and closed offices as the firm tightens focus on northern Europe. He added that the firm will exit more of its investments in the coming 18 months. This follows a subdued final nine months of 2012, in which the firm sold off pound;318m-worth of assets for a profit of pound;74m.The company said that its net asset valu stanley italia e grew 4.8 per cent to 286p a share in the last quarter.Gross debt, which stood at pound;1.2bn at the end of the year, is on track to fall below pound;1bn by June. This week 3i revealed that Bramsonrsquo stanley cup Sherborne Investors and its broker Jefferies had been buying shares in the company. Bramson, know